Hame-tug.



L. c. MEARS.

HAME THE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 11. I917- I mm mwm Patented M11230,1918.

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Application f led; October 11, 1917. SriaLlflTl esgoe.

To all whom it may concern. H v

Belt known that I, LLOYD C; MnARs,a

citizen of the United States, residing at Locustville, in the county ofAccomac and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in'flaine Tugs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in hame tugs andthe main object of the invention is to provide a tug of this characterwhich is reliable and efficient in use, of substantial and inexpensiveconstruction.

Another object-of the invention is to provide a tug of detachablyconnected sections whereby it can be quickly and readily attached 0rdetached from a hame.

, A further object of the invention is to provide the tug link with apivotal bar section which can be readily opened to facilitate easyattachment of the trace chain, means being provided that will maintainthe bar section in closed position against casual opening.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises thevarious novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be fully described hereinafter and afterward specificallyclaimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of the tug attached to a hame,

Fig. 2 represents a vertical longitudinal sectional view through thetug,

Fig. 3 represents a vertical transverse sectional view taken through theconnection of the link with the U-shaped member, and

Fig. 4 represents a side elevation of the link and the U-shaped memberseparated.

Similar characters of reference are used to denote like parts throughoutthe following description and the accompanying drawings.

In order that the construction and operation of the invention may bereadily understood, I have illustrated an approved embodiment thereof inthe accompanying drawings and will now proceed to fully describe thesame in connection with said drawings, in which 1 indicates asubstantially U-shaped member adapted to embrace the usual hame loop 2.

Removably positioned in the open end of the U-shaped member is the head3 of a Specification of Letters Patent.

' clined slot 12 in the tongu Patented Apr.

link 1" which is "rigidly held in place by screws or'fot'her suitablefastening "means 5.

The upperportion of thelink embodies a bar section6, one end of whichisbevel'ed andbifurcated' as at 7 and 8. The upper return end of thelink is reduced to provide a tongue 9 'and beveled shoulders 10; Thefree end of the tongue is also beveled in. a direction parallel with theshoulders 10 and is adapted to fit against the inner end of thebifurcation 8. A pivotal pin 11 extends through the bar section and anin- The opposite end of the bar section is beveled as at 13 forengagement with a similar beveled surface 14 on the head 3, which latteris provided with a depression 15 for the receptionof one end of a springpressed catch pin 16 slidably mounted in the bar section. This pin isoperatively held in place by a pin 17 extending transversely through aslot therein.

From the foregoing construction, it will be seen that when the barsection is swung upwardly on its pivot 11, the beveled ends 7 will ridedown on the shoulders 10 and force the pivot pin 11 upwardly in the slot12. And when the bar section is swung inwardly to a closed position, thebeveled end 13 will ride down on the beveled surface 1 1 forcing the barbackward until the pivot pin rides down to the bottom of the slot 12 andthe catch pin 16 snaps into the depression 15, so that when closed thebar will exactly fill up the space between the head 3 and the shoulders10, thus making a solid and substantial link structure.

By constructing the tug in separable arts it will be manifest that itcan be qu1ckly disconnected from the hame and replaced by another onewithout the necessity of special appliances for removing it as isordinarily the case.

It is also to be noted that by virtue of the converging opening in thetug link, the trace chain link cannot work back and force the barsection open.

While I have described the principle of the operation of the invention,together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodimentthereof, I desire to have it understood that such changes in theconstruction and operation of the parts may be made as are within thescope of the invention set forth in the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A shame tug comprising a U-shaped member, a link embodying a swingingbar section, the ends of said bar section being beveled to converge andexactly fill up the open space in said link, a pivotal pin extendingthrough one end of said bar section, the pivotal portion of said linkhaving an inclined slot through which-said pivot pin 'extends ,wherebythe bar section can be swung open, and means for detachably connectingone end of the link in said U-shaped member. I

' 2. A hame tug comprising a U-shaped member, a link embodying aswinging bar secti0n,;the end of said bar section being can 01 thispatent may be obtained for beveled to converge and exactly fill up theopen space in said link, a pivotal pin extending through one end of saidbar section,

the pivotal portion of said link having an LLOYD O. MEARS.

Witnesses:

W. J. HALEY, W. J. MILLINER.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patentn,

Washington, D. G.

